A61M 60/863
Apex rings
A61M60/863 (Apex rings) appears on 165 US grants and 215 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 165
- Published applications
- 215
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 256
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 24 |
| 2019 | 20 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 |
| 2022 | 14 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Distensible knitted wire mesh for a cardiac sleeve18 Aug 2026US 12,708,758 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Para-aortic blood pump device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,822 B23R Life Sciences Corporation
- Method of attaching an apical cuff to heart tissue21 Jul 2026US 12,685,860 B2The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body
- Apparatus and methods for coupling a blood pump to the heart17 Feb 2026US 12,551,689 B2CorWave SA
- Method for connecting a cardiac assist device23 Dec 2025US 12,502,202 B2Syntach AG
- Apparatus and methods for coupling a blood pump to the heart25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175010 A1CorWave SA
- Access Device For A Heart, A Removable Hemostatic Valve Unit, And A System And A Method Of Creating A Transapical Passage On A Beating Heart4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151158 A1Syntach AG
- Epicardial device and methods for right heart support during LVAD and cardiac procedures2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090887 A1
- Explant Plug Devices for Use in VAD Explantation12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069856 A1Tc1 LLC
- Apical connector and method for implanting and removing a ventricular assist device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027345 A1Briohealth Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Artificial hearts with permanent magnet bearings340US 5,507,629 A1996
- Auxiliary artificial heart of an embedded type231US 6,346,120 B1Nok Corporation · 2002
- Ventricular assist device195US 6,146,325 AArrow International, Inc. · 2000
- Sealing system of an artificial internal organ184US 5,531,789 ASun Medical Technology Research Corporation · 1996
- Auxiliary artificial heart of an embedded type175US 6,537,315 B2Nok Corporation · 2003